US National Standards

"Since its release three years ago, the ACM Model Curriculum for K-12 Computer Science has made a significant contribution to computer science education, providing a practical guideline for educators seeking to ensure that students acquire the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly technology-imbued and globally competitive world and informing the national discourse about the nature of computer science education."

Science benchmarks from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The Project 2061 publishes Benchmarks for Science Literacy and Science for All Americans to answer "the question of what constitutes adult science literacy, recommending...

Access US national standards for civic education, teacher seminars and instructional materials for US civics and government classes. "The Center specializes in civic/citizenship education, law-related education, and international educational exchange...

McREL, the US Mid-Content Research for Education and Learning Laboratory, collects and analyzes various standards sets developed and used around the United States. This publication synthesizes what it found to be the best of these.

This powerpoint provides Adventist elementary teachers in North America with an overview of the USA state-led Common Core curriculum initiative, why this is important to teachers, students, and parents, and how the NAD standards will encompass the common core...

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) for Teachers Project website describes standards, assessments, and conditions that facilitate the use of technology to support student learning.

NCATE is the profession's mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation. Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE works to make a difference in the quality of teaching and teacher...

Providing leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators who teach knowledge, skills, and values for citizenship. The NCSS publishes the following journals: Social Education, Social Studies and the Young Learner, Middle Level Learning, and...

Devoted to supporting and improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. The NCTE publishes the following journals which are available in print and online:

NCTM strives to provide the vision and leadership necessary to ensure a mathematics education of the highest quality for all student. Link to the national mathematics standards, publications, and products from their website for teachers, researchers, leaders...

Website for the NSTA, promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning. Includes hundreds of links, message boards, membership information, professional development information, online resources, competitions, and much more. The NSTA offers...

An online versions of Principles and Standards for School Mathematics by The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. This site allows you to read the resource online, download and print executive summary, and much more.

"SHAPE America – Society of Health and Physical Educators is committed to ensuring all children have the opportunity to lead healthy, physically active lives. As the nation's largest membership organization of health and physical education professionals,...

Link to the US national standards for elementary and secondary education in the content areas of fine arts, language arts, mathematics, physical education and health, science, social sciences, and technology.

Already adopted by numerous states, "The Common Core State Standards [in English Language Arts and Mathematics] provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help...